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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Dr Daniel Kasibule from Mpigi has been elected the new President of the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) for the 2021-23 term. Dr Daniel Kasibule, who has been Vice-President and is the District veterinary officer Mpigi District, takes over from Dr Baluka Syliva who served …

  Rubaga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala archdiocesan interim administrator, Msgr . Charles Kasibante has confirmed that the decease Archbishop Cyprian kizito Lwanga will be laid to rest in the historical Rubaga Cathedral church. Dr Lwanga will be the third prelate to be buried inside Rubaga Cathedral. The first …

Masaba Cultural Delegates Oppose Minister’s Proposal of Fresh Umukuka Election Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from the Mwambu clan have resoundingly opposed a proposal by Marry Gorreti  Kitutu, the minister of energy,  calling for fresh election of the cultural leader, the Umukuka. Over the weekend during the burial of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police are hunting four imposters who posed as National Water Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) staff to execute a robbery in which $4,500 and other currencies amounting to sh85 million was stolen from a private residence in Kyambogo, eastern Kampala. A video that was captured by CCTV …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine juveniles have been arrested in a crackdown against opium smoking in Gulu city. The boys whose names cannot be shared because they are minors aged between 8 and 14 years were picked up from industrial area behind a bar belonging to one only identified …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly created sub-counties and town councils will get funding for their operations in 2021/2022 financial year, the Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi has disclosed. At least 364 sub-counties and 352 town councils created by the government across the country have been non-functional for close to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been evacuated from Lubaga Cathedral after collapsing during the mass to commemorate the life of His Grace Dr. Cyprian Lwanga, the former Archibishop of Kampala Archdiocese. Lukwago who was seated in the area reserved for VIPs, was lifted …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabweya health centre II in Nabweya sub county Bududa district registered a huge number of teenage pregnancies between July and December last year. A recent study by Bududa district health office shows that 178 out of the 330 cases of pregnancies registered at Nabweya health …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sand mining activities all over Kanungu district have been banned following the death of a second person in a quarry. Both victims whose deaths have come close to each other were buried alive under an avalanche of tons of sand in different quarrying sites. This …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 70 people are in police custody at Kagadi central police station for allegedly flouting the COVID-19 guidelines. The suspects were picked from various bars during an operation conducted by police and Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers in the district on Sunday night. Some …